In 1991, however BMW released the e30 – 7 Series with new technology Xenon headlights. Xenon lights also known as HIDs, appear to be a very similar set up for the halogen system. But hid example features a ball is filled with xenon gas and ametallic salt. When a current is passed through the electrodes the xenon gas amplifies the light and reacts with the salt to make a stable and bright light throughout. This results in lights around 2 or 3 times brighter than the equivalent halogen bulb and gives off a pure white blue glow as opposed to the often yellow color an equivalent halogen bulb. Color temperature is measured in Kelvin, and that’s what you often see tacked on to the end of an HID bulbs. Rating a little over 5000K is where the Xenon range usually begins with a white light and can range all the way up to 30,000 K with a deep purple blue. Despite needing a lot of power to warm up. Once warm, Xenon draw much less power than the equivalent halogen. The disadvantage to this though was that because Xenon’s need an immense amount of power to initially start up. They require the use of a ballast to help regulate the electric current and reduce voltage. Hence why you often see Xenon systems with bulky boxes behind the lights. Even though it’s a technology that was birthed in the early 90s, it’s still an option that finds its way onto premium cars and commands of premium in price.

Matrix multi beam or intelligent lights are something that you may have heard more and more about in recent years. Well, each manufacturer has a different name and slightly different technology behind it. The core purpose is still the same. A set of lights so smart that you never have to dip or dim your high beams, because the car knows when and where to do it. A camera mounted in the car analyzes the road ahead and looks for cars people and even road signs. Once it identifies that there’s something there, it sends a signal to the lights which in the case of the Audi a8 or a series of 32 LEDs. The LEDs can precisely tell where the beam of light will hit turning off or dimming the beam with up to sixty four stages of dimming in the area that hits the oncoming car, thus allowing you to keep driving with your high beams illuminating the road but also not blinding oncoming drivers. Even though there are developing technology, we’ve tested these systems and they work incredibly well. They’re smooth enough that you don’t even notice the lights going to work, while also letting you use your high beams even with traffic oncoming.

Laser light – a technology you may have heard more and more about in recent years. While many manufacturers are still testing their systems, costs such as the Audi r8, the new BMW 7-series already have them fitted, but surely it’s not as easy as a blindingly bright laser sitting in a headlight housing, right? in fact, there’s an incredibly clever system in those units, here’s how they work. A blue laser sits in the housing and shines forward onto a lens filled with yellow phosphorus. This converts that potentially harmful ray of laser light into a broad beam of intense white light that can be projected onto the road. In the case of BMW, this is taken one step further by directing three laser beams into mirrors which enter a prism. This combines into one beam, then goes through the yellow phosphorus, and then offer a reflector to the final beam. This results in an even safer friendly to the eyes beam that will still work incredibly well. The lights are some 30% more efficient than LEDs and could illuminate up to nearly 2,000 feet, around double laven LED equivalent. The downside, however is that most of these systems are significantly more expensive than LED lights which are in turn already about three times as expensive as Xenon’s.

So what do you think of these modern light technologies just expensive optional extras that blind other drivers, or an important leap forward in car technology?

This is notable because in June Honda released a position statement that warned that ADAS on its vehicles might fail unless OEM parts are used.

The front sports an aggressive new front fascia with standard LED low-beam headlights, while the rear features new taillights, a new bumper, and chrome accents. Available fog lights are now LED, the turn signal is thinner, and Pilot Elite models benefit from multi-element full LED headlights, including high beams. Additionally, Pilot Elite models receive power folding mirrors with automatic dimming.

Honda’s blind spot information system (BSI), previously available only on the Elite trim, is now standard on EX, EX-L and Touring trims as well. Additionally, Rear Cross Traffic Monitor has been expanded from the Touring and Elite trims to EX and EX-L.

In addition to the above, Pilot offers numerous other driver-assistive features, such as automatic high beams and a Multi-Angle Rearview Camera, both standard on all trims. The new Pilot was designed to provide a high level of active and passive safety protection and targets a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

]]>https://lightingproviders.net/2018/12/18/2019-honda-pilot-features-adas-led-headlight/feed/0Osram Innovative Headlight Optimum Light Conditions at All Times without Dazzlinghttps://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/08/osram-innovative-headlight-optimum-light-conditions-at-all-times-without-dazzling/
https://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/08/osram-innovative-headlight-optimum-light-conditions-at-all-times-without-dazzling/#respondFri, 08 Jun 2018 06:59:33 +0000http://lightingproviders.net/?p=217After a completed R&D project with the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration, Infineon, Hella, and Daimler, Osram is demonstrating a prototype of an LED headlamp hybrid module with more than 1000 pixels and integrated driver electronics.

Just a month ago, the company announced a module that combined multiple LED segments or pixels and a silicone optic to enable auto makers to use the technology in mainstream vehicles. Typically, the technology works with camera assistance to sense oncoming traffic and changes in the road topography to alter beam direction, eliminating glare for oncoming drivers and providing the driver of the auto with the adaptive headlamps to better view the roadway.

Still, the Eviyos LED headlamp project takes beam control to another level with the ability of the electronics to independently control 1024 individual emitters or pixels as opposed to controlling three to a dozen groups of emitters that form larger pixels or segments. The key to the granularity is the integration of driver electronics and intelligence in the module.

Both headlights contain three LED light sources, each with 1,024 individually controllable light points (pixels). This means that the headlight can be adapted very precisely to suit the respective traffic situation to ensure optimum light conditions at all times without dazzling other drivers.

The light can be adapted to take account of every conceivable bend in the road so that there are no dark peripheral areas. In addition, with the aid of sensors in the vehicle, the surroundings can be analyzed in order to illuminate oncoming traffic. This allows the driver to see these vehicles more clearly. At the same time, the beam of light does not shine on the heads of oncoming drivers, which means they’re not dazzled. As a result, such shifting headlights no longer have to be dimmed on country roads.

In the new approach, electronic activation of the LED is integrated in the chip, resulting in a much higher resolution, while still meeting limited space requirements. The LED module features an electrical and thermal interface that enables direct connection to the vehicle’s electronics.

]]>https://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/08/osram-innovative-headlight-optimum-light-conditions-at-all-times-without-dazzling/feed/0AFS Advanced VarioX-Projector Front lighting Systemhttps://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/08/afs-advanced-variox-projector-front-lighting-system/
https://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/08/afs-advanced-variox-projector-front-lighting-system/#respondFri, 08 Jun 2018 04:01:00 +0000http://lightingproviders.net/?p=207The AFS system is offered exclusively for the bi-xenon headlights, which provide both low and high beam. The driver has the possibility of switching the system off and using just regular low and high beams. In AFS, the passing beam can show quite different light patterns depending on the different road conditions. These ways of work are called “classes”. Such classes will consist on the automatic adaptation (that is, not managed by the driver but for the vehicle itself) of the way to light the road with the target of increasing safety when driving in towns, motorways or under adverse weather conditions.

The low beam is merely a compromise solution between all partial light distribution options. Therefore, the Advanced Front-Lighting System was developed as a dynamic lighting system that allows for the best possible illumination of the road according to speed and steering angle. To implement it, a VarioX® projection module with a rotating cylinder between light source and lens is required. The cylinder is characterized by the fact that it has varying contours and can also rotate around its own longitudinal axis. A stepper motor turns the cylinder to the required position within milliseconds.

As such, HELLA’s engineers all agree on one thing: The ideal way to implement such a situation-dependent automatic headlamp system is to use the VarioX® module. This allows a single xenon light source to generate up to five different light distributions: Besides conventional low beam and high beam, this allows for town, highway, and adverse weather lights with the same headlamp module. The VarioX® technology is based on the projection principle. Between the light source and the lens, there is a spinning free-form cylinder that can be rotated around its longitudinal axis. The outer surface of the cylinder has different contours that allow the generation of different light distributions on the road. These contours, as well as the entire geometry of the cylinder, can be adapted to OEM specifications.

In order to implement AFS systems and camera-based light functions, the VarioX® module is combined with a special swiveling module. It is extraordinarily quiet and offers not only a high swivel speed and precise positioning, but also a compact design and low swivel mass.

In combination with discharge headlights, the system illuminates a greater distance and more brightly compared to halogen headlights, improving the driver’s field of vision and visibility around curves and at intersections during night driving. Mated with the auto-leveling function, the system offers a stable distribution of light unaffected by the vehicle’s position. Maintaining the illumination axis, the system helps to prevent drivers of oncoming vehicles from getting blinded when many people or a lot of luggage weighs down the back of the car, or when the vehicle position changes going over a bump or driving up a slope.

]]>https://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/08/afs-advanced-variox-projector-front-lighting-system/feed/0Hella Dynamic Interior Accent Lighthttps://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/07/hella-dynamic-interior-accent-light/
https://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/07/hella-dynamic-interior-accent-light/#respondFri, 08 Jun 2018 03:33:00 +0000http://lightingproviders.net/?p=199LEDs are becoming more and more popular as light sources in the field of interior lighting, as in other sectors. Already a long-established fixture of the instrument panel, these lights can now also be used for interior lighting and reading lamps, thanks to steady gains in the power and versatility of white and colored LEDs – which also offer low power consumption compared to filament bulbs. This opens up a whole range of decorative design possibilities for the cockpit in addition to the functional lighting aspect.

The interior lighting can be customized, with different colours assigned to different driving modes. In park mode, the model even offers a ‘car show’ mode, whereby changing colours flow outwards from the instrument panel to the rest of the interior.

Meanwhile, earlier this year, at CES 2017, Toyota revealed its Concept-I vehicle, which features an AI assistant – named Yui – which uses light and sound to communicate with the driver. For example, coloured lighting illuminates the footwell to indicate whether the vehicle is in manual or self-driving mode. The exterior of the car also uses light to communicate with driver and surroundings.

Other automakers are following suit, and turning their attention to the development of interior lighting concepts as a means of brand differentiation. With increasing pressure on automakers to deliver fuel-efficient, low-emission engines, speed and performance is becoming less of a differentiator, so many see ambient lighting as the next battleground.

LED lights are leading the charge, thanks to their small size, low cost, and energy efficiency. But there is also a trend away from single-colored lighting to designs that incorporate two, three and even four colors. The use of LEDs in combination with multi-color chips expands the options even further.

It’s likely that innovation will come thick and fast. LED’s could create not only moods but also effects, such as ‘sparks’ and ‘floating’ light effects.

It’s likely that other light sources will start to find their niche in internal lighting too. Halogen, electroluminescence, and cold-cathode fluorescent (CCFT) offer specific use cases.

Current trends such as autonomous driving and the desire for individualization strongly impact interior vehicle design. “Drivers increasingly want the option to adjust lighting to their requirements, for e.g. creating an individual feel-good atmosphere during their commute”, says John Kuijpers, Head of the Car Body and Interior Lighting business at HELLA. “But the trend towards autonomous driving creates new challenges for interior lighting. For when people no longer need to drive themselves, the frequently rigid seating positions are broken up and comfort enters into focus. Lighting has a special status here.” Together with automotive manufacturer Audi, lighting and electronics expert HELLA has developed customizable and dynamic lighting functions for the vehicle interior.

]]>https://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/07/hella-dynamic-interior-accent-light/feed/0BMW Intelligent Headlights VS Audi LED Matrix Headlights, the Tech Comparisonhttps://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/07/bmw-intelligent-headlights-vs-audi-led-matrix-headlights-the-tech-comparison/
https://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/07/bmw-intelligent-headlights-vs-audi-led-matrix-headlights-the-tech-comparison/#respondFri, 08 Jun 2018 03:09:14 +0000http://lightingproviders.net/?p=194Matrix Multibeam system is one of the most important factors which are used to introduce a car’s technology advance, in particular, well-known and senior products. On this race, Audi is the leader; meanwhile, BMW is following after. When spending Bi-xenon time, here is the period of LED. One true thing is that Audi are going to ahead in comparison with its opponents as BMW and Mercedes.

Audi LED Matrix Headlights

The newest achievement of Audi is Audi LED Matrix headlights which were presented at mid-November in Germany. Let’s take a look at its special function. When cornering, LED Matrix will curve the light in the direction of the curved path automatically. Especially, if receiving information about the road, this process will carry out automatically before the driver turns around the steering wheel. In case that the camera detects opposite cars, the light system will decrease the light intensity automatically. Instead of shining directly towards the approaching objects, the light beams will spread around the areas or sideways to diminish accidents. If there are no opposite cars, the lights will return to the normal state.

Audi’s latest headlamp technology, which is more advanced than competing systems from BMW and Mercedes, links computer-controlled LEDs with a camera to spare as many as eight vehicles from the glare of the high beams.The new Audi system combines 50 independently controlled LEDs to create almost 1 billion different light variations, adjusting for traffic situations such as city and highway driving and oncoming cars and bicycles.

BMW Intelligent Headlights

BMW is one of the pioneering brands about Xenon headlights and became famous thanks to Angel Eye. However, BMW has made up its mind to become the leader once again when equipping a new LED technology for its autos i.e. Crossover i3 and i8. Since 2011, BMW’s engineers have studied LED and transferred its basic light (bluish color) into pure white light (rather comfortable with naked-eye and not harmful).

As it becomes obvious, the Glarefree BMW Intelligent Headlights are also very adaptive to the traffic situation which results in a smooth and convenient driving too. There are several variants in which the technology operates.

For instance, the oncoming traffic can already be detected in a great distance which allows the Highbeam light to adapt in relation to other vehicles. Thus, when passing it, the headlight on the left switches to low beam right away. If there is a preceding car, then, the headlights open up a tunnel which follows the car on the front. The multi-functionality of the BMW LED headlights leave the right–hand side of the road still ideally illuminated without glaring other drivers.

]]>https://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/07/bmw-intelligent-headlights-vs-audi-led-matrix-headlights-the-tech-comparison/feed/0Amazing Black Technology, Audi A8 Matrix Headlighthttps://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/07/amazing-black-technology-audi-a8-matrix-headlight/
https://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/07/amazing-black-technology-audi-a8-matrix-headlight/#respondFri, 08 Jun 2018 02:42:43 +0000http://lightingproviders.net/?p=188In lighting technology, Audi is driving progress at high tempo. The innovative Matrix LED make driving more composed than ever and set new benchmarks with respect to design and technology.

As Audi continues to create smarter technology, it has recently released details about the Matrix LED headlights. This technology subdivides the high beam light into individual segments which works with lenses or reflectors to create the right light for various situations. Gathering information from a camera, the navigation and other sensors, the Audi can detect other vehicles which allow the high beam light to be blocked in certain subsections. Based on navigational data, the lights can predict curves and swivel the light even before the driver turns the wheel. With these headlights, the high-beam unit is made up of 25 individual segments. The small light-emitting diodes, which work in conjunction with lenses and reflectors connected.

The new technology operates with a rapidly moving micro-mirror, which redirects the laser beam. At low vehicle speeds, the light is distributed to a larger projection area, and the road is illuminated with a very wide range. At high speeds, the aperture angle is smaller, and the intensity and range of the light are increased significantly. This is especially advantageous in highway driving. In addition, the light can be distributed precisely. This means that the brightness of different lighting zones can be varied by controlling the illumination dwell times in the specific zones.

Variable headlight range control

the headlight beams are then smoothly adjusted to suit the ambient conditions. This allows optimum illumination of the road without dazzling other road users.

Also new is intelligent and lightning-fast activation and deactivation of the laser diodes in relation to the mirror position. This makes the broadening or narrowing of the luminous beam dynamic and highly variable. As with today’s Matrix LED headlights from Audi, the road is always brightly lit without causing glare to other participants in traffic. The crucial difference is that Matrix Laser technology offers even finer dynamic resolution and therefore a higher degree of utilization, which leads to greater safety in road traffic. The all-weather light also illuminates the area in front of the car which results in a much more significantly than standard fog lights. This substantially reduced the glare that is produced to the driver. Audi has also added an optional night vision assistant which is able to detect pedestrians and signal them with three pulses of the high beam to warn the pedestrian.

]]>https://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/07/amazing-black-technology-audi-a8-matrix-headlight/feed/0Mercedes MULTIBEAM LED Intelligent Light Systemhttps://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/07/mercedes-multibeam-led-intelligent-light-system/
https://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/07/mercedes-multibeam-led-intelligent-light-system/#respondThu, 07 Jun 2018 06:53:17 +0000http://lightingproviders.net/?p=163Outstanding light technology form part of a continuing tradition at Mercedes-Benz: over 120 years of headlamp technology stand for ongoing progress in the interests of enhanced road safety and the introduction of innovations to benefit the company’s customers and other road users.

Standard equipment for all S-Class Cabriolet models includes High Performance LED headlamps, the Intelligent Light System and Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus. Night View Assist Plus with pedestrian detection and spotlight function is available as an optional extra. The rearview mirror and the exterior mirror on the driver’s side feature an automatic dimming function as standard.

Masking out other vehicles

The added safety provided by the MULTIBEAM LED technology becomes apparent above all in real traffic situations: in contrast to static high-beam systems, some of which have long ranges, MULTIBEAM LED also supports the driver when there are other vehicles in the field illuminated by the headlamps. Because it masks these out of its light distribution specifically within a fraction of a second, it is possible to drive with main beam switched on at all times. This assures the driver of the best possible light performance at all times, without dazzling other road users. The LED technology used for the MULTIBEAM headlamps offers further advantages: by way of example, the light from the bright LED headlamps is almost the same colour as daylight and therefore in line with normal human perception patterns. Studies have shown that the closer the colour of artificial light is to daylight, the less the strain on the eyes. With a colour temperature of 5,500 kelvin, LED light is closer to daylight (6,500 K) than xenon headlamps (4,200 K). The 84 high-performance LEDs in the MULTIBEAM LED headlamps also help to increase efficiency thanks to their high lumen output/wattage and are designed to last for the entire lifetime of the vehicle.

Permanent high beam with \no dazzle: Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus

Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus allows the high-beam headlamps to be kept on permanently while driving by masking out any other road users detected in the beams’ cone of light. If the camera-based system registers either oncoming traffic or vehicles ahead, it will adapt the light distribution according to the traffic situation when high beam is switched on. Consequently, the driver can leave the high-beam headlamps on at all times and use their full range without irritating or even endangering other road users. There is no need to switch them on and off manually, resulting in a significant increase in the overall driving time with high beam

Tomorrow’s LED Technology

Mercedes-Benz will soon be presenting MULTIBEAM LED headlamps with a gridded light source containing 84 LEDs, enabling even higher resolution of the light output. This will afford other road users even better protection from dazzling, while improving illumination of the road ahead for the driver.

As a result of the absolutely freely configurable light distribution, it is possible for the first time to implement all high- and low-beam functions of the Intelligent Light System in entirely digital mode and without any mechanical actuators. This will make a wealth of new, adaptive light functions possible which will render night-time driving yet safer for both the driver and other road users.

]]>https://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/07/mercedes-multibeam-led-intelligent-light-system/feed/0The Matrix LED System Makes it Possible to Illuminate All the Areas on Roadhttps://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/01/the-matrix-led-system-makes-it-possible-to-illuminate-all-the-areas-on-road/
https://lightingproviders.net/2018/06/01/the-matrix-led-system-makes-it-possible-to-illuminate-all-the-areas-on-road/#respondFri, 01 Jun 2018 10:06:45 +0000http://lightingproviders.net/?p=153HELLA, a leading worldwide vendor of vehicle lights and electronics, has created an industry-first headlamp system that automatically readjusts high-beam light patterns for other web traffic as well as pedestrians.

Just recently presented on the Audi A8 in Europe, HELLA’s Matrix LED headlamp system uses camera-based technology to create glare-fee “passages” before a vehicle. The system permits auto proprietors to continually use their high beam of lights without concern of blinding various other chauffeurs.

Matrix LED Headlight Technology

Each headlamp contains 25 electronically regulated LEDs that give a virtually infinite variety of light patterns while eliminating the demand for mechanical parts to pivot the lamp. The headlamp could be run at complete power or its strength decreased as called for.

The First High-Definition Digital Lighting System

The system’s independently controlled LEDs make it feasible to produce two or more “dark” zones or tunnels for web traffic ahead to take full advantage of both safety and also presence. For example, if there are two approaching vehicles, HELLA’s matrix headlamps in fact will “mask out” the coming close to cars, while maintaining high-beam lights in between the two autos, in addition to the right and also left of each one.

84 LED Chips in 3 Rows

In addition to producing glare-free traffic zones, HELLA’s matrix high beams additionally adjust to offer optimal lighting along bends and also curves in the roadway.

HELLA’s LED Matrix modern technology just recently won a prominent 2014 Automotive News PACE Award recognizing exceptional development, technological development as well as company performance by an automobile supplier.

The firm also has taken part in a variety of previous PACE Award programs. In 2012, HELLA was acknowledged as a finalist for its Multi-Chip Module (MCM) oil sensing modern technology. Earlier elections included complete light-emitting diode (LED) headlamps in 2009 and also a respectable reference for its lane-change-assist technology in 2008.

Full Flexibility and Variability of All Light Distributions

LED lighting is a lot closer to all-natural sunshine than various other light sources and also helps in reducing a driver’s susceptibility to fatigue. Without the requirement for mechanical components, rotates or shutters, vehicle LED lighting additionally is more sturdy than standard lighting and has the potential to last the lifetime of a lorry.

In addition to their work with Audi’s Matrix LED system, HELLA as well as Audi also have established for the A8 a new Xenon headlight and also an LED headlamp with a fixed high beam for the United States market.

HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co., Lippstadt: HELLA is a worldwide, independent, family-owned business with greater than 30,000 staff members at 100 areas in more than 35 countries. The HELLA Group establishes as well as makes lights and electronic components as well as systems for the automobile market. In the aftermarket sector, HELLA also has one of the biggest profession companies for auto parts, devices, diagnostics and solutions within Europe. HELLA’s Special Applications company system establishes items for specialist automobiles and also completely independent applications such as road lighting or commercial lighting systems. Total car components, air-conditioning systems and also automobile electrical systems are produced in joint venture business. With greater than 5,600 people working in r & d, HELLA is just one of the marketplace’s essential innovation chauffeurs. With sales of 5.0 billion euros in 2012/2013, the HELLA Group additionally is among the top 50 automobile parts vendors in the world and also one of the 100 largest German industrial business.